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ABERDARES NATIONAL PARK -RIFT VALLEY
The Aberdares are an isolated volcanic range that forms the
eastern wall of the rift valley, running roughly 100km north
south between Nairobi and Thomson Falls. Soils are red and of
volcanic origin, but rich in organic matter. There are two
main peaks, Ol Donyo Lesatima (3,999m) and Kinangop (3,906m)
separated by a long saddle of alpine moorland at over 3,000m.
The topography is diverse with deep ravines that cut through
the forested eastern and western slopes and there are many
clear streams and waterfalls. The Aberdares are an important
water catchment area providing water to the Tana and Athi
rivers and part of Central Rift and Northern drainage basins.
The National Park lies mainly above the tree line running
along the 10,000ft contour with some forest and scrub at lower
altitude in the 'salient' area near Nyeri with the boundary
running down to the 7000ft contour. The unusual vegetation,
rugged terrain, streams and waterfalls combine to create an
area of great scenic beauty in the National Park. The park is
surrounded by a predominantly indigenous forest, whose
management is under an MoU between KWS and the Forest
Department.
Location:
Central highlands, west of Mount Kenya; Nyeri District;
Central Province; 766km2.
Climate:
Mist and rain occur throughout much of the year, with
precipitation varying from around 1000mm yearly on the north
western slopes to as much as 3000mm in the south east. Heavy
rainfall occurs through most of the year. |
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MAJOR ATTRACTIONS
Lesatima peak, Kinangop peak, waterfalls, walks in the
moorlands, Twin hills, Elephant hills and Table mountains,
Elephants, Second largest population of black rhinos in
Salient and Northern Aberdares, Queen Elizabeth learned of her
accession to the throne at Tree-tops, The Kimathi Hideout,
Night viewing of wildlife at the Ark & Treetops.
Lodges: Ark and Treetops.
ACTIVITIES
Game viewing; trout fishing; camping.
WILDLIFE
Reptiles
Green Mamba, Chameleon, Lizard, Mountain Viper, Rainbow and
brown trouts.
Insects/arthropods Butterfly, Dragon fly, Stick insect,
Grasshopper. |
Major Animals
Aardvark; Ant Bear; Baboon, Olive; badger, honey; Bat, Banana;
Bat, Hollow-faced; Bat, Rousette Fruit; Bongo; Buffalo,
African; BushBaby, Greater; BushBaby, Lesser; BushBaby, Thick
tailed; Bushbuck; Caracal; Cat, African Wild; Cat, Golden;
Civet, African; Civet, African Palm; Columbus, Black and White;
Dik-dik, Guenther's; Dik-dik, Kirk's; Dog, Hunting; Dormouse,
African; Duiker, Blue; Duiker, Bush; Duiker, Common; Duiker,
Peters; Duiker, Red; Duiker, Yellow Backed; Eland; Elephant,
African; Galago, Greater; Gazelle, Thomson's; Genet, Common;
Genet, Large-spotted; Genet, Servaline; Hare, African; Hog,
Giant Forest; Hyena, Spotted; Hyrax, Rock; Hyrax, Tree;
Impala; Jackal, Black-backed; Jackal, Side-striped;
Klipspringer; Leopard; Lion; Mongoose, Banded; Mongoose,
Marsh; Mongoose, Pygmy; Mongoose, Slender; Mongoose,
White-tailed; Monkey, Black faced Vervet; Monkey, Sykes; Oribi;
Otter, Clawless; Otter, Spotted Necked; Pig, Forest Bush;
Porcupine, Crested; Rat, Crested; Rat, Giant; Rat, Kenya Mole
; Reedbuck, Bohor; Reedbuck, Mountain; Rhinoceros, Black;
Serval; Shrew, Giant White-toothed; Shrew, Mole; Squirrel,
Bush; Steinbok; Suni; Warthog; Waterbuck, Common. |
Major Birds
Apalis, Black-breasted; Apalis, Chestnut-throated; Apalis,
Grey; Bee-eater, Cinnamon-chested; Bee-eater, European;
Bonbon, Tropical; Bulbul, Yellow-vented; Bunting,
Golden-breasted; Bush Shrike, Black-fronted; Bush Shrike,
Doherty's; Buzzard, Augur; Buzzard, Mountain; Buzzard, Steppe;
Camaroptera, Grey-backed; Canary, Brimstone; Canary,
Yellow-crowned; Chat, Hill; Cisticola, Aberdare; Cisticola,Hunter's; Cisticola, Tinkling; Cisticola, Wing-snapping;
Citril, African; Cordonbleu, Red-cheeked; Cormorant,
Long-tailed; Coucal, White-browed; Crake, African; Crane,
Crowned; Crimson-wing, Abyssinian; Crow, Pied; Cuckoo, Didric;
Cuckoo, Emerald; Cuckoo, Klaas';Cuckoo, Red-chested;
CuckooShrike, Grey; CuckooShrike; Dove, Emerald-spotted; Dove,
Laughing; Dove, Lemon; Dove, |
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| Pink-breasted; Dove, Red-eyed;
Dove, Ring-necked; Dove, Tambourine; Drongo; Duck, African
Black; Duck, Red-billed; Duck, Yellow-billed; Eagle, Ayres'
Hawk; Eagle, Crowned Hawk; Eagle, Long-crested; Eagle, Steppe;
Eagle, Verreaux's; Egret, Little; Egret, Yellow-billed;
Falcon, Cuckoo; Finch, Grey-headed Negro; Finch, Oriole;
Finfoot, African; Flycatcher, Chin-spot; Flycatcher, Dusky;
Flycatcher, European Spotted; Flycatcher, Mountain Yellow;
Flycatcher, Paradise; Flycatcher, White-eyed Slaty; Francolin,
Jackson's; Francolin, Montane; Francolin, Scaly; Goose,
Egyptian; Goshawk, African; Grebe, Little; Greenbul,
Fischer's; Greenbul, Olive-breasted; Greenbul,
Yellow-whiskered; Greenshank; Hammerkop; Harder, Pallid;
Harrier, European Marsh; Harrier, Montagu's; Heron,
Black-headed; Heron, Buff-backed; Honeyguide, Greater; Hoopoe,
White-headed; Hornbill, Crowned; Hornbill, Ground; Hornbill,
Silvery-cheeked; Ibis, Green; Ibis, Hadada; Ibis, Sacred;
Ibis, Wood; Kestrel, European; Kestrel, Lesser; Kingfisher,
Giant; Kingfisher, Malachite; Kingfisher, Pied; Kite, African
Black.... |
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COMMON VEGETATION
The dominant biotic communities represented in the park are
afro-alpine moorland and moist forest communities. The
vegetation varies with altitude with a rich alpine and
sub-alpine flora giving way at lower altitudes to bamboo
forests and then montane rainforest.
The mountain slopes, especially on the eastern and western
flanks, are covered with heavy forest with tree ferns in
places, Montana rainforest on the western and north western
slopes, ocotea forest on the south east and mixed Podocarpus
latifolius forest on the east. The North zone is an open
forest with a fairly small amount of dense forest and shrub.At higher levels, around 3000m, the forest gives way to a
bamboo zone (Arundinaria alpine) that also has a considerable
amount of shrub.
Above the bamboo stretch miles of moorland, broken by rocky
outcrops and hills, with a rich alpine and sub alpine flora,
thickets of giant heath, species of senecio, lobelia, Festuca
pilgeri and Carex moorland, Erica arborea, Helichrysum and
Tussock grasses. Pockets of Hagenia forest (Hagenia abyssinica)
also occur in sheltered patches on the moorland. |
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Notable plants include the aberdare endemics, Lobelia Deckenii
sattimae and Helichrysum Gloria dei and the Aberdare/Mt Kenya
endemics Lobelia bambuseti, Senecio keniensis, Senecio
johnstonii, Battiscombei var, Battiscombei and Senecio
keniodendron. The Aberdares are rich in the genus Alchemilla
including Alchemilla Hageniae, Alchemilla Argyrophylla,
Alchemilla Cyclophylla and the rare Alchemilla Microbetula.
Species of Prunus, Junipers, Hagenia, Macaranga. The dominant
biotic communities represented in the park are afro-alpine
moorland and moist forest communities.
The vegetation varies with altitude, a rich alpine and
sub-alpine flora giving way at lower altitudes to bamboo
forests and then montane rainforest. The lower mountain slopes
(1,829-2,590m), are dominated by Podocarpus, Olea and Cedar
Juniperus procera. The eastern and western flanks, are covered
with heavy forest with tree ferns in places, montane
rainforest on the western and north western slopes, ocotea
forest on the south east and mixed Podocarpus latifolius
forest on the east. The North zone is an open forest with a
fairly small amount of dense forest and shrub. At lower
altitudes the forest species include cape chestnuts
Calodendrum capense, Camphor Ocotea usambarensis, tree fern
Cyathea deckeni, elder Sambucus adnata, and wild banana Ensete
ventricosa.
At higher levels, (2,600-3,000m), the forest gives way to a
bamboo zone with Podocarpus, bamboo Arundinaria alpina, bamboo
Hagenia abyssinica.
Above the bamboo strech miles of moorland, broken by rocky
outcrops and hills, with a rich alpine and sub alpine flora,
thickets of giant heath, species of senecio, lobelia, Festuca
pilgeri and Carex moorland, Erica arborea, Helichrysum and
Tussock grasses. Pockets of Hagenia forest (Hagenia abyssinica)
also occur in sheltered patches on the moorland. |
ASAL 001
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7 Days | 6 Nights:
Samburu | Aberdares |Nakuru | Maasai Mara
Day 1.Samburu national reserve
Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive to the north rugged
semi desert region of Samburu arriving in time for lunch at
lodge. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Lodge /Samburu
Serena Lodge/Samburu Sopa Lodge.
Approx
Transit time: 6 hrs
Meal plan: {L, D} |
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Day 2 Samburu
Morning and afternoon game drive inside the park and search
for the stars of samburu rarely found elsewhere- liver red
reticulated giraffe, beisa Oryx, longneck gerenuk, blue
flanked Somali ostrich among others.
In between meals optional visit to samburu villages. All meals
and overnight at Samburu Lodge /Samburu Serena Lodge/Samburu
Sopa Lodge.
Meal
plan: {B,L, D}
Day 3. Treetops.
Breakfast at a lodge and drive to the shoulders of Mt. Kenya
arriving at the Outspan Golf & Country Club for lunch. After
lunch transfer by lodge vehicle to the Treetops Lodge where
from the lodge balcony you view game that often visit the
floodlit waterhole and saltlick--e.g elephants, rhino, buffalo
and giant forest hog. Dinner and overnight at Treetops
Lodge/Ark Lodge.
Approx
Transit time: 3 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L, D} |
Day 4. Lake Nakuru National Park.
Depart Treetops lodge for breakfast at Outspan Golf & Country
Club and depart for Lake Nakuru via Thomson falls arriving in
time for lunch, afternoon game drive at the Pink lake referred
so for it's thousands of pink flamingos and other
birdlife-it's a Bird watchers paradise. It has a surprisingly
number of animals, all the "big five" except the elephant can
be seen here, Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge/Sarova
lion Hill.
Approx
Transit time: 3 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L, D}
Day 5. Maasai Mara
After Breakfast at lodge and depart crossing the loita plains for Kenya’s
most scenic Maasai Mara arriving in time for lunch at lodge.
Afternoon game drive inside the Park. Dinner and overnight at
Mara Sopa Lodge/Keekerok Lodge.
Approx
Transit time: 6 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L, D} |
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Day 6. Maasai Mara
Breakfast at lodge and leave with picnic lunches for a full
day of game viewing inside the Park. Search for wild game
black manned lion for which Mara is famous for, cheetah,
buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, leopard, grants gazelle are quite
common, Between meals there is optional visit to the maasai
villages for an insight to their culture .Dinner and overnight
at Mara Sopa Lodge/ Keekerok Lodge.
Meal
plan: {B,L, D}
Day 7. Nairobi
Early morning game drive followed by breakfast and depart with
enroute game viewing as you leave the park. Arrive Nairobi in
the afternoon.
Approx
Transit time: 5.5 hrs
Meal plan: {B} |
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High season: Per
Person Sharing a Double/Twin Room USD2050.
Low season: Per Person Sharing a Double/Twin Room USD1565.
Seasons:
1. High Season: 16 Dec
- 31 March :01 - 30 June: 01 July - 15 Dec
2. Low Season: 01 April - 31 May.
Daily
Departures,Minimum 2 People.
Inclusive;
Transportation in tourist minibuses with HF Radio
communication and pop-up roof for easy viewing and
photographing. Full board accommodation on safari based on
twin sharing, All park entrance fees, services of English
speaking skilled and experienced driver/guide, extensive game
drives in the national parks, Free Nairobi airport transfers
Exclusive;
Nairobi overnight, Alcoholic drinks, beverages, Airport
departure Tax, tips, visas, laundry, drinking mineral water,
Personal Toiletries, international flights, personal & baggage
insurance. optional activities or items of personal nature.
To book
this safari or inquire more info,Kindly complete our online Enquiry
Form indicating the safari code/reference OR email us . |
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